October 7th six months ago that hamas fighters stormed into towns and that they then took more than 250 hostages and killed more than 1000 people. The attack sparked whats become the deadliest and most destructive israel gaza war, killing over Thirty Thousand palestinians according to the Hamas Run Health Ministry. The un says it gaza is now on the brink of famine. Here in israel, the hostages are described as an open wound. There are there a re protests there are protests across tel aviv demanding that the government does more to bring hostages home. Their anger was intensified by news that our body was recovered in another military operation. Elad katzir was taken on october and seventh, along with his mother and father. His father was murdered that day, and his mother was released that was released in november as part of a temporary ceasefire deal. Pressure is mounting on negotiators to try and achieve a more lasting ceasefire. Indirect talks between israel and hamas have resumed in
Security defence, and went into towns across southern israel. Israel described it as the darkest day in its history. The largest loss of israeli lives in a single day. It says 1200 israelis were killed, and more than 250 when taken hostage, seized at gunpoint and taken across the boundary into gaza. Gaza lies on the boundary into gaza. Gaza lies on the horizon, and for many weeks after the october 7th attacks, from here we could see the plumes of dark smoke rising, as israel intensified its retaliatory strikes, carrying out aerial bombardment is night and day. It then launched its ground operations. Six months on, israel is coming under mounting pressure, even from its own allies, about the weight is fighting this war. With a growing tally of deaths in gaza. 33,000, says the Hamas Run Health Ministry. Un Officials Say the gaza strip is on the brink of famine. Many questions are being asked. Where does the word go from here . In the last few hours, the Israeli Military says it has withd
Mr netanyahu says that they will go back and they will do that Military Operation in rafah, where1. 4 million Palestinian Civilians are sheltering. Thats something the americans, as things stand, do not want them to do. Mr Netanyahu Isjust saying, you just heard him saying theyre one step away from victory. You know, there are lots of israelis who say that is absolutely untrue, that he hasnt, quite patently, he hasnt succeeded in the war aims that he stated getting the hostages back and eliminating hamas as a force in gaza because they are still able to fight. And his critics also say that hes prolonging the war artificially for his own political reasons, to escape a day of reckoning for mistakes that he may have made. Now, of course, on both sides, six months on is a very significant milestone. A lot of people didnt think that this war was going to last that long, but i think it might even last a lot longer now. I have been to one of the Israeli Border communities, which was kibbutz n
Destructive israel gaza war, killing over 33,000 palestinians. Speaking at a cabinet meeting, Prime Minister netanyahu said a ceasefire would not be agreed until israeli hostages, captured by hamas in october, were released. Translation the achievements of the war are great. We eliminated 19 out of 2a of the hamas battalions, including senior commanders. We killed, wounded or captured a significant number of hamas terrorists. We purged shifa and many other Terrorist Headquarters as well. We destroyed factories, manufacturing rockets, control rooms, weapons, ammunition, and we continue to systematically destroy what is underground. We are One Step Away From Victory. Israel is not the one preventing a deal. Hamas prevents a deal. Its extreme demands were intended to bring about an end to the war and leave it intact, meaning to ensure its survival, its rehabilitation, its ability to endanger our citizens and our soldiers. Surrendering to hamas demands will allow it to try to repeat the Cr
Mr netanyahu says that they will go back and they will do that Military Operation in rafa, where1. 4 million Palestinian Civilians are sheltering. That is something that The Americans do not want them to do. Benjamin netanyahu has been saying they are one step away from victory. There are lots of israelis who say that is absolutely untrue, that he has not, quite patently he has not, succeeded in the war aims that he stated. Getting the hostages back and eliminating hamas as a force in gaza, because they are still able to fight. And his critics also say that he is prolonging the war artificially for his own political reasons to escape a day of reckoning for mistakes that he may have made. On both sides, six months on, is a very significant milestone. A lot of people did not think this war would last this long, but i think it might even last a lot longer. I have been to one of the Israeli Border communities which was kibbutz nir oz, which was probably among the worst hit on that day six